Exercise garment

ABSTRACT

Exercise garment made from a thin, lightweight fabric that is free of lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. The exercise garment may be a vest, jacket, shirt, pants, shorts, one-piece bodysuit or similar suitable garment. The exercise garment may be form-fitting for a man or woman and is suitable for a user to wear underneath other garments during exercise. An exercise garment of the present invention promotes weight reduction through increasing generation and retention of heat and perspiration by a user during exercise.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is related to European Design 000929450-0001filed on May 6, 2008. European Design 000929450-0001 is incorporatedherein by reference and is not admitted to be prior art with respect tothis invention by its mention in the background. The present applicationclaims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/192,729 filed Sep.19, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to garments that may be worn by a userduring exercise to enhance weight-loss effects.

2. Background Discussion

Among individuals who value physical fitness and appearance, theretypically is a desire to maximize the weight-loss benefits of exercise.To meet this desire, the art has developed a variety of garments toincrease the efficiency of exercise and to maximize weight loss when auser wears the garment during exercise.

However, garments known in the art are bulky and loose-fitting andtherefore are not suitable for a user to wear underneath other garmentsduring exercise. According to this invention, a garment adapted to beworn underneath other garments and next to the user's skin duringexercise can increase heat retention and perspiration by a user, therebyenhancing weight-loss effects. For the foregoing reasons, a need existsfor a form-fitting garment that may be worn by a user during exercise toenhance weight reduction.

SUMMARY

An object of this invention is a form-fitting exercise garmentcomprising a thin, lightweight fabric, wherein the fabric is impermeableto water and water vapor. A garment of the present invention is suitableto be worn by a user underneath other garments during exercise.

In some embodiments, the garment is a vest, jacket, shirt, pants, shortsor one-piece bodysuit.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the fabric is equal to or lessthan about 75 microns.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the fabric is equal to or lessthan about 25 microns.

In some embodiments, the weight of the fabric is equal to or less thanabout 0.95 g/cm².

In some embodiments, the fabric comprises polyethylene.

In some embodiments, the fabric is free of lead, cadmium, chromium andmercury.

In some embodiments, the fabric contains 0% by weight lead, cadmium,chromium and mercury.

In some embodiments, the garment is form-fitting for a man.

In some embodiments, the garment is form-fitting for a woman.

Another object of this invention is a form-fitting exercise vestcomprising thin, lightweight polyethylene fabric that contains about 0%by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury.

Other systems, methods, features, and advantages of this invention willbe, or will become, apparent to one with skill in the art uponexamination of the following figures and detailed description. It isintended that all such additional systems, methods, features, andadvantages be included within this description, be within the scope ofthe invention, and be protected by the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects and advantages of this invention willbecome better understood with regard to the following description,appended claims and accompanying drawings where:

FIG. 1 shows a front perspective view of a garment embodying features ofthe present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a front view of a garment embodying features of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 shows a right side view of a garment embodying features of thepresent invention; and

FIG. 4 shows a top view of a garment embodying features of the presentinvention.

DESCRIPTION

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in some embodiments, an exercisegarment 100 of the present invention is a vest. In some embodiments, theexercise garment 100 may be a jacket, a shirt, pants, shorts, aone-piece bodysuit or any garment suitable for being worn by a user 200during exercise.

In some embodiments, the exercise garment 100 is form-fitting for eithera man or a woman. The form-fitting shape of the exercise garment 100closely fits the contours of the user's body. The form-fitting shape ofthe exercise garment 100 reduces the volume of air held between theinterior surface of the exercise garment 100 and the skin of the user200, which reduces convective heat losses to air surrounding the user'sbody and increases heat retention. Additionally, embodiments of theexercise garment 100 adapted to enclose a user's 200 upper body or torsofurther enhance heat retention. According to this invention, increasedheat retention promotes reduction of body weight.

In some embodiments, the fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 isimpermeable to water and water vapor. A user 200 wearing the exercisegarment 100 during exercise will generate heat and also water and watervapor in the form of perspiration. According to this invention, theimpermeable fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 provides asignificant advantage over permeable fabrics in reducing convective heatlosses from the user's body to the surrounding air. Accordingly, theimpermeable fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 providesincreased retention of heat generated by the user 200 and promotesperspiration, thereby promoting the reduction of body weight.

An exercise garment 100 of this invention that is made of a thin,lightweight fabric may advantageously be worn by a user 200 underneathother garments during exercise. Additionally, vest embodiments of theexercise garment 100 provide reduced bulk and material, increasing easeof movement and facilitating wearing the exercise garment 100 underneathother garments. According to this invention, wearing the exercisegarment 100 underneath other garments next to the skin of a user 200promotes heat retention and perspiration, which promote reduction ofbody weight as discussed previously.

In some embodiments, the fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 isthin. In some embodiments, the thickness of the fabric comprising theexercise garment 100 is equal to or less than about 75 microns. In someembodiments, the thickness of the fabric comprising the exercise garment100 is equal to or less than about 25 microns.

In some embodiments, the fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 islightweight. In some embodiments, the weight of the fabric comprisingthe exercise garment 100 is equal to or less than about 0.95 g/cm².

In some embodiments, the fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 ismade of one or more materials such as polyethylene or any other suitablematerial impermeable to water and water vapor. In some embodiments, thematerial used to make the fabric comprising the exercise garment 100 isadvantageously free of lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. According tothis invention, lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury may cause skinreactions such as rashes, spots and other irritations that wouldadversely affect the user's 200 comfort during exercise. In someembodiments, the material used to make the fabric comprising theexercise garment 100 contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromiumand mercury.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the exercise garment100 is a form-fitting vest comprising thin, lightweight polyethylenefabric that contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium andmercury. An example of the polyethylene fabric provided for in thisembodiment is sold by Elite Plastics Limited and is advantageouslybiodegradable and disposable.

Although the present invention has been described in considerable detailwith reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments arepossible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims shouldnot be limited to the description of the embodiments contained therein.

1. An exercise garment comprising a thin, lightweight fabric, wherein the fabric is impermeable to water and water vapor and wherein the garment is form-fitting.
 2. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the garment is selected from the group consisting of vests, jackets, shirts, pants, shorts and one-piece bodysuits.
 3. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the fabric is equal to or less than about 75 microns.
 4. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the fabric is equal to or less than about 25 microns.
 5. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the weight of the fabric is equal to or less than about 0.95 g/cm².
 6. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the fabric comprises polyethylene.
 7. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the fabric is free of lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury.
 8. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the fabric contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury.
 9. The exercise garment of claim 8 wherein the fabric comprises polyethylene, the thickness of the fabric is equal to or less than about 25 microns and the weight of the fabric is equal to or less than about 0.95 g/cm².
 10. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the garment is form-fitting for a man.
 11. The exercise garment of claim 1 wherein the garment is form-fitting for a woman.
 12. An exercise garment comprising thin, lightweight polyethylene fabric, wherein the garment is form-fitting and wherein the fabric contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury.
 13. An exercise vest comprising polyethylene fabric, wherein the vest is form-fitting and wherein the fabric is equal to or less than about 25 microns thick, weighs about 0.95 g/cm² or less and contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. 